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Goresbrook
Barking and Dagenham, London
Goresbrook sits in the southern reach of Barking and Dagenham, between the A13 and the Goresbrook that gives the ward its name. It is a post-war suburban ward, more Ford and Becontree than old Essex village. The housing stock is affordable by London standards, five outstanding schools lie within reach, and Goresbrook Park plus connecting green corridors add up to almost fifteen hectares of open land. Air quality is among the better readings in inner east London, and crime figures sit in the calmer half of the borough. Food and convenience venues cluster along Ripple Road and the outskirts of Dagenham, and local buses thread north to Barking and south to Dagenham Dock. The drawbacks are real: there is no listed building in the ward, no conservation area, and no heritage texture to speak of; public transport is only moderate, with most trips needing a bus hop before the Overground or District Line; and the planning score is very low, meaning little new housing is currently in the pipeline.
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- Moderate public-transport access
- 1 school rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Goresbrook Park (6.6 hectares)
- 65 open venues (29 food and drink, 36 other)
Goresbrook score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 76/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 64/100).
- Heritage Little listed-building or conservation-area presence (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
64/ 100
- Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)77
- Activity (turnover)28
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
57/ 100
- Personal safety43
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
38/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
76/ 100
- Air quality83
- Quietness65
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Cultural Signal
18/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
65 open venues nearby — 29 food & drink, 36 other.
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Education
53/ 100
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools58
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Heritage
0/ 100
Nature Access
60/ 100
- Green spaces77
- Waterways30
Largest green space: Goresbrook Park (7 ha). ~15 ha of green space in total.
Area development
12/ 100
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